Media in the 21st Century:
Hanging Up on Reform

As Congress considers a major rewrite of telecommunications legislation, Chicago Access Network Television (CAN TV) examines what is at stake for local communities if the telephone industry is successful in eliminating local video franchising.

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Media in the 21st Century: Hanging Up on Reform questions the telephone industry’s claim that a national franchise would speed up competition for video service and lower prices. The program explores the dangers of this legislation to the public interest, including threats to public, educational and governmental (PEG) access centers and lack of build-out requirements that would make services available to everyone.

Chicago journalist Mara Tapp interviews Libby Beaty, executive director of the National Association of Telecommunications Officers and Advisors (NATOA), representing the communications needs and interests of local governments.

This program was made possible by a grant from the Joyce Foundation.

Watch Hanging Up on Reform on CAN TV:
Saturday, May 26 at 8:00 a.m. on CAN TV19
Saturday, June 9 at 9:00 a.m. on CAN TV19
Sunday, June 17 at 10:30 p.m. on CAN TV19
Saturday, June 23 at 9:00 a.m. on CAN TV19
Saturday, June 30 at 3:30 p.m. on CAN TV19

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Click here to watch the first program in this two-part series - Media in the 21st Century: Video Franchising - What's in it for the Public?

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